Oscar-Winning Deaf Actor Troy Kotsur Named Dodge College Commencement Speaker
Oscar-winning actor Troy Kotsur has been named the 2025 Commencement speaker for Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, the No. 4-ranked film school in the nation. The ceremony will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 24 at Chapman University’s Wilson Field. Deaf since birth, Kotsur, who gained international fame with 2022’s Best
Ready, Set, Travel!
It’s a little early to be thinking about what you’ll be doing in Summer 2026 when Summer 2025 isn’t even here yet, but it’s never too early to learn about the exciting summer faculty-led travel courses that are offered at Dodge College. Whether you’re into animation, documentary filmmaking or entertainment marketing, there are excellent options
Dodge Insiders: Students Helping Students
“Do you feel nervous?” It was a question posed to freshman Maddie Ulsheksy last spring when she attended Dodge College’s Preview Day for admitted students. Maddie said she didn’t — she was excited to come to Chapman — but Professor Eva Finn made an introduction anyway. “Well, in case you do,” she said, “here’s Mackenzie.”
Ticket to the Silver Screen
When she was in high school, Aiko Lozar was inspired to apply to Chapman University after seeing “Crunch Time,” a winning student film that was part of the Coca-Cola Refreshing Films program. Now a filmmaking senior at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, she may soon be inspiring other students to apply to Chapman.
MFA Student Juan Zuloaga Eslait wins DGA Student Film Award
By the time Juan Zuloaga Eslait was a teenager, he knew he wanted to be a filmmaker. It’s not surprising considering that his love for storytelling began as a small boy, when he gave his Marvel and Star Wars action figures new identities and original storylines to play out. “I believe it had a huge
The Film that Led to Freedom
Max Karpman was given 15 minutes to make a difference: to expose how American teacher Marc Fogel was unlawfully detained in prison — five thousand miles from his home and family. Karpman, who graduated from Dodge College last May, was a senior in the school’s Community Voices program, a fully funded documentary course that gives
Veteran Producer Duo Return to the Arena with 'Gladiator II'
Dating in Hollywood is hard, but some couples have just got it figured out. Doug Wick, an independent producer, and Lucy Fisher, a seasoned studio executive, had specifically avoided working with each other after they got married in 1986. That is, until Columbia Pictures picked up Wick’s 1999 film “Stuart Little,” and vice chairman Fisher
Alums at SXSW 2025
Are you headed to the 2025 South by Southwest Festival? Many of our alums are! SXSW, which begins today (through March 15), features 11 projects that have the involvement of Dodge College alumni. For those attending the Austin, Texas confab, we’ve included screening times and locations below. The Accountant 2 Jon J. Lee
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Mikey Madison is taking this awards season by the reigns
Mikey Madison is dedicated to everything she does — so much so that in her audition for Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” she wrote a poem, made a painting and sewed a piece of hair into the painting’s canvas to impress him, “Because why the hell not?”
Alums at Sundance 2025
The Sundance Film Festival begins today (through Feb. 2) and Chapman alumni are in the mix! Here’s a look at the 14 films screening in and out of competition that have the involvement of our alums. If you happen to be headed to the festival in Park City, Utah, we’ve included screening times and locations,
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Dodge College is The Wrap's No. 4 Film School for Fifth Year in a Row
Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts has secured the No. 4 spot in THE WRAP’s Top 50 film schools rankings. This is the college’s fifth year in a row at No. 4, a position it also holds in The Hollywood Reporter’s national rankings.
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Dodge Alum Wins Student Academy Award
The 51st Student Academy Awards were handed out in London, with three Olympic-style medal placements announced in the shorts categories of animations, live-action and documentary. Dodge alum Aaron Johnson ’24, received the Silver Award for his documentary short “The 17 Percent.”